Australian Weather News -- 30 MAR 2009

Monday 30 MAR 2009

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1118 EST on 19/01/2010. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

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Date

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Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

SW & S Coast

009538

DWELLINGUP

26.8

24.2

29/03/2009

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 04:08EST, 15/05/2012.

Major centres

	Max ° C	+/- norm ° C	Min ° C	+/- norm ° C	Grass Min ° C	Rain to 9am mm	Evaporation to 9am mm	Sunshine hours	Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h)	Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT	25.8	-5.1	14.7	-3.2	11.8	0.0	7.4	--	617 (25.7)	48/17
PERTH AIRPORT	26.1	-3.5	17.4	+1.6	16.1	0.0	6.2	8.9	561 (23.4)	46/16
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.6	-6.5	14.2	+0.8	12.3	0.2	3.6	0.0	591 (24.6)	41/02
BUNBURY	24.2	-3.3	15.1	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	417 (17.4)	39/01
MANDURAH	23.8	--	17.2	--	--	0.0	--	--	431 (18.0)	41/17
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.8	+0.9	25.1	+0.6	24.2	0.0	8.4	8.1	488 (20.3)	48/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	36.5	+3.8	17.0	-0.5	15.5	0.0	10.6	11.2	253 (10.5)	35/13
WHYALLA AERO	30.2	+2.9	13.1	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	262 (10.9)	39/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	32.0	+5.7	15.4	+0.2	8.9	0.0	16.0	11.1	273 (11.4)	37/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	22.0	-1.1	11.3	+0.8	10.7	0.0	3.0	8.1	388 (16.2)	48/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.8	+0.5	17.4	-4.4	12.3	0.0	24.0	10.9	201 ( 8.4)	37/17
CAIRNS AERO	31.3	+0.8	20.5	-2.5	17.1	0.0	8.8	11.3	434 (18.1)	35/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.0	+0.3	18.9	-4.0	17.3	0.0	8.4	10.8	311 (13.0)	35/13
MACKAY M.O	27.3	-1.3	19.4	-2.8	--	0.0	--	10.7	460 (19.2)	30/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	32.1	+1.6	17.3	-3.5	14.6	0.0	7.6	--	287 (12.0)	68/16
BUNDABERG AERO	30.4	+1.3	19.1	-0.8	--	1.6	5.6	--	496 (20.7)	43/09
NAMBOUR DPI	26.0	-1.9	20.0	+1.8	--	2.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	23.3	-3.9	20.1	+0.5	--	23.6	--	--	530 (22.1)	72/11
BRISBANE AERO	27.8	-0.2	19.6	+0.3	18.1	4.2	7.0	6.8	468 (19.5)	54/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.4	-1.0	14.3	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	487 (20.3)	52/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	28.2	-0.9	15.8	-0.8	12.1	0.0	7.0	--	218 ( 9.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.9	-3.0	18.9	+0.8	18.3	11.4	4.8	0.3	443 (18.5)	68/22
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.2	-4.1	17.1	+0.4	--	10.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	25.3	-0.9	12.8	-3.5	10.4	0.0	4.6	5.1	221 ( 9.2)	70/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.2	-1.8	14.3	-1.0	13.0	0.0	--	--	49 ( 2.0)	31/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	22.4	-0.4	10.2	-0.4	4.0	0.0	4.0	10.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	29.9	+0.8	14.7	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	288 (12.0)	46/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.8	-0.4	18.7	+1.3	13.1	0.0	4.0	6.7	--	59/19
RICHMOND RAAF	25.9	-1.0	14.4	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	77 ( 3.2)	50/16
BELLAMBI AWS	23.2	-0.7	17.4	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	238 ( 9.9)	57/20
CANBERRA AIRPORT	24.4	-0.1	10.1	-0.6	8.2	0.0	7.0	8.9	208 ( 8.7)	43/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	29.5	+1.8	17.1	+3.7	15.3	0.0	6.8	11.1	238 ( 9.9)	--
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	30.4	+2.5	13.4	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	58 ( 2.4)	22/10
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.8	+3.5	11.9	-1.9	9.5	0.0	8.0	11.0	244 (10.2)	30/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	30.8	+4.5	13.0	+1.3	--	0.0	18.2	--	110 ( 4.6)	30/19
BENDIGO AIRPORT	28.8	+2.8	13.7	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	420 (17.5)	37/23
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	22.5	-1.4	14.0	+0.8	9.3	0.0	4.2	--	111 ( 4.6)	21/10
GEELONG AIRPORT	20.2	-3.0	13.4	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	356 (14.8)	37/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	23.6	+1.4	11.1	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	523 (21.8)	50/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	19.7	-2.8	13.1	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	229 ( 9.5)	41/17
HOBART AIRPORT	15.9	-4.8	11.2	+0.5	9.3	0.0	3.0	0.1	359 (15.0)	26/10
	Max ° C	+/- norm ° C	Min ° C	+/- norm ° C	Grass Min ° C	Rain to 9am mm	Evaporation to 9am mm	Sunshine hours	Wind Run to 9am km	Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence

Hottest

Highest maximum temperature>

Greatest variation above normal maximum

Highest minimum temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

41.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
40.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
40.2 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
40.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
39.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

+6.7 : 33.9 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+6.7 : 36.8 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+6.4 : 31.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.2 : 33.0 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.2 : 39.5 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

28.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
27.4 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
27.1 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
26.8 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
26.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+7.0 : 15.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+6.1 : 24.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+5.4 : 26.8 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+5.1 : 25.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+4.7 : 24.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.8 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
9.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
9.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-9.2 : 13.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-8.6 : 8.8 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
-8.5 : 12.3 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-8.2 : 10.8 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-8.0 : 20.0 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA

-2.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
3.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-6.7 : 14.2 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.3 : 4.5 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS W Coast VIC
-5.8 : 13.6 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD
-5.8 : 14.5 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD

Wettest

Sunniest & dullest

Windiest

Highest gusts

Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.

Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.

Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.

Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.

118.0 WOOMBAH (EMU DRIVE) North Coast NSW
96.0 CLUNES (MAIN RD) North Coast NSW
84.0 MEERSCHAUM VALE (JENBETDAPH) North Coast NSW
74.0 THORA POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast N NSW
70.6 MORAYFIELD MARK ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
60.6 BLACK POINT

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
70.6 MORAYFIELD MARK ST

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
118.0 WOOMBAH (EMU DRIVE)
96.0 CLUNES (MAIN RD)
84.0 MEERSCHAUM VALE (JENBETDAPH)
65.0 NIMBIN POST OFFICE
62.8 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS
60.6 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE)
59.0 MEERSCHAUMVALE (MEERSCHAUM VALE (BARDEN)
55.0 NASHUA (WILSONS RIVER)
55.0 TUNCESTER (LEYCESTER CREEK)
MidNorth Coast N
74.0 THORA POST OFFICE
55.8 KALANG (KOOROOWI (SHARABEL))
51.8 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD)
Hunter Valley
66.4 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE

11.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.1 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.1 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.1 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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0.1 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS

1215 (50.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1170 (48.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1066 (44.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
1055 (44.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1000 (41.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
957 (39.9) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
914 (38.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
848 (35.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
838 (34.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
831 (34.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
808 (33.7) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
767 (32.0) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
761 (31.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
740 (30.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
715 (29.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
702 (29.3) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
694 (28.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
688 (28.7) DALWALLINU Central West WA
672 (28.0) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
671 (28.0) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
666 (27.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
661 (27.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
658 (27.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
657 (27.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
655 (27.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
652 (27.2) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
644 (26.8) DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
644 (26.8) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
637 (26.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
634 (26.4) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
626 (26.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
622 (25.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
617 (25.7) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
617 (25.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
613 (25.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
608 (25.3) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
607 (25.3) BICKLEY Lower West WA

93/16 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
91/03 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
85/12 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
80/05 GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/19 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

Downpours	High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports.	Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West HOPETOUN NORTH 17.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Wide Bay/Burnett ROCKHAMPTON AERO 10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.2mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION 13.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.6mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h COOLANGATTA 10.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.4mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast YAMBA PILOT STATION 4.4mm in 12 min to 17:12 22.0mm/h GRAFTON RESEARCH STN 10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.2mm/h GRAFTON AIRPORT 11.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.4mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.0mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.6mm/h BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 12.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h 8.8mm in 25 min to 17:00 21.1mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.0mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.6mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.4mm/h 5.4mm in 15 min to 23:45 21.6mm/h CASINO AIRPORT AWS 10.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.8mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.0mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.6mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS 10.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.8mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.4mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.4mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.0mm/h LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 23.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 23.0mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.8mm/h 43.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 14.3mm/h 18.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 18.8mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.0mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.2mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h LISMORE (RICHMOND HILL) 44.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h MidNorth Coast N KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS 12.0mm in 30 min to 17:00 24.0mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.6mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h COFFS HARBOUR MO 4.2mm in 6 min to 09:24 42.0mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h MidNorth Coast S PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.2mm/h TAREE AIRPORT AWS 11.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.4mm/h	QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 76(150/ 63 ) at 15:00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 89(150/ 70 ) at 16:41 GOLD COAST SEAWAY : 80(160/ 63 ) at 07:00 NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 85(130/ 76 ) at 04:14 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 83( 70/ 72 ) at 23:30 ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 82( 90/ 63 ) at 20:21 HOGAN ISLAND : 74(100/ 63 ) at 23:30 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 78( 80/ 63 ) at 21:30